Naimbag a malemyo apo!

Magandang hapon po!

Good afternoon!

Thank you for your interest in and dedication to language

revitalization, rights, cultural democracy, diversity, mother tongue

education, minority engagement, the Iloko language, other Philippine

languages, or all of the above.

As an important member of the community, please feel free to print and

peruse the following Provincial Progress Reports (attached) about

language in education and other sectors at your leisure. If you are

checking this email on behalf of your superior, please pass the

attached Reports on to the owner of the email account as they arrive

each month.

As you may know, the Provincial Government of La Union, along with

partners from the education, religious, commercial, NGO, and media

sectors, has recently begun taking steps to improve its language

services, protect the Province’s Ilokano and IP linguistic and

cultural heritage, communicate more effectively with rural/poor

populations, help the Department of Education implement its new

nationwide policy “mother tongue-based multilingual education” in La

Union primary schools, and cultivate greater respect and

non-discrimination for the vernacular in various sectors. One recent

accomplishment on the legislative front, meanwhile, is the Local

Language (Iloko) Code of La Union.

If you want to find out more, have any questions, notice mistakes, or

have any suggestions regarding the Progress Report, please don’t

hesitate to contact me. We would also welcome any ideas as to how the

Provincial Government of La Union can improve its language, education,

and cultural advocacies, and how it can continue to involve more

groups around the Province and beyond.

Dios unay ti agngina (maraming salamat),

Firth McEachern

Consultant, Office of the Governor

Provincial Government of La Union

The Philippines

Email: firth.mce@gmail.com

Mobile: 0917-811-3221

Tel: (072)-700-3844

P.S. If you would like to distribute, borrow or adapt the material

(whether text or photographs) of these Reports, please ask first,

thank you!)

ProgressReport-Aug2012

ProgressReport-July2012

ProgressReport-Oct2012

ProgressReport-Sep2012